Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
剧情有些乱七八糟的，不算怎么搞笑，笑点很牵强，片子有些立意，但也讲的不够深刻，😅看的我快睡着了，醒了发现漏掉的剧情也不影响
套了一个有趣的概念，实则却是自愿降智才能坚持下来的闹剧，很明显导演在网梗与网红的融入上用了比剧本打磨大得多的心思。全片比比皆是各种脆弱的行为逻辑、幼稚的人物动机与敷衍的创作态度，靠雷劈治病、靠还物洗白，偷来的东西还回去就是好人，女神的男友劈腿就能抱得美人归，大连元素与东北文化再一次被低水准消费，各种隐晦而尴尬的黄段子再一次强奸了观众的眼睛。如果导演可以踏实地仅仅讲好一个与物品对话的小寓言，影片反而不至于如此混乱，而恰恰是眼高手低与自我陶醉，使创意变得廉价、逻辑不堪一击、人物扭向卡通，以至于频频感觉焦俊艳、王彦霖、张雪峰下一秒会被降智操作逼到笑场，只能说张子栋是被市场大大低估的宝藏演员。
这年头编剧的脑洞我都要跟不上了，这是雷劈后要上头的节奏呀
论一个绑匪和两个人质一起看雪看月亮从诗词歌赋聊到人生哲学中途各种小插曲最后被一根鞋带反杀的故事 不过名字起得很好
电影看完了，没看过原作不做点评，就电影这个故事走向，真的奇幻，奇幻得不得了，不是仅仅一个“奇幻”能形容的……
试想一下，假如真的和电影中一样，所有景物其实都在时刻关注着你的一点一滴，那坏人如何心安，不真的得了精神病才怪。
电影挺好，适合解压一看。
Lily，tu as besoin de rester en paris
除了富豪咆哮导致意外发生那段有点扯，之前都那么理智了，非因为等待的无聊然后逼急了？不至于，别的其实拍的很好啊，特别真实，真实到令人发笑
最近泪点很低，笑点变高了。dy天天推送的搞笑片段比电影里的还长...整体立意很好啊……但是拍出来不到位。加一星给甲壳虫老爷爷和张子栋。一哭就忍不住。
一直觉得有杰西普莱蒙aka低配马特达蒙的影视作品都不会太难看，直到看到了这部，跟之前看到的一部扎克埃夫隆演的《掘金》一样，就是一部剧情简单得令人发指的无诚意之作，还不如拍成一部几分钟的短片。
所有配角都很出彩
入室抢劫一屋三人的设定还蛮有意思。到头来讲的竟然是美国中产阶级女人厌倦无病呻吟的婚姻生活后的觉醒！
偶尔看看这种轻轻松松的喜剧很让人放松，笑一笑可以释放一下压力
各种梗的杂糅。不过挺喜欢最后一句话的“幻想是一种浪漫的能力，它可以陪伴孤独，制造奇迹。”
花妞（九亿少女的梦）🤮
因为一个“雷劈”引发的故事，感觉编剧、导演是在喝多的时候想出来的故事
雷劈后看到所有物品的魂魄能说话，最后也没用好去通力合作干点嘛
看似无厘头，其实细品能品出很多“哲学”。有笑点有泪点，这不就是生活吗？
挺欢乐的 剧情没啥意思
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